English Explanatory Dictionary

command performance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dramatic, musical, or similar entertainment performed before a monarch or other head of state, especially in a circumstance where that ruler has requested or ordered the performance.
  2. A task, activity, or other assignment which one undertakes in order to satisfy someone in authority, such as an employer.

Pronunciation

en-au-command performance.ogg

Word forms

command performance command performances
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